American Cliff Swallow / Petrochelidon pyrrhonota LC
- Synonyms American Cliff-Swallow, Republican Swallow, eave, Bank swallow, Cliff Swallow, Eave Swallow, Crescent Swallow, North American Cliff-Swallow, Rocky Mountain Swallow
- Old latin name for bird Hirundo fulva, Petrochelidon lunifrons, Hirundo albifrons, Hirundo pyrrhonota, Petrochelidon albifrons, Hirundo melanogaster, Hirundo fumaria, Hirundo lunifrons
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Where to see American Cliff Swallow
- Breeding region Middle America, North America
- Breeding subregion widespread
- Non breeding region to s SA
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Aruba
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Bolivia
- Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
- Brazil
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Curaçao
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
- France
- French Guiana
- Greenland
- Grenada
- Guadeloupe
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Jamaica
- Martinique
- Mexico
- Montserrat
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Russia
- Saint Barthélemy
- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Martin (French part)
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- Spain
- Sweden
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- United Kingdom
- United States Minor Outlying Islands
- United States of America
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
- Virgin Islands (British)
- Virgin Islands (U.S.)
American Cliff Swallow subspecies (4)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petrochelidon pyrrhonota ganieri | sc USA | - | No |
| Petrochelidon pyrrhonota melanogaster | extreme se Arizona and sw New Mexico (sw USA) to w, s Mexico | - | No |
| Petrochelidon pyrrhonota pyrrhonota | Alaska, Canada, w, n, e USA and nw Baja California (nw Mexico) | - | No |
| Petrochelidon pyrrhonota tachina | sw USA and ne Baja California (nw Mexico) | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Azerbaijani | qaşğa qaranquş |
| Basque | Harkaitz-enara |
| Belarusian | Белалобая ластаўка |
| Bulgarian | Американска брегова лястовица, Американска лястовица |
| Catalan | Oreneta de cingle, oreneta dels cingles |
| Chinese | 美洲燕 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 紅石燕 |
| Cree | mîcaskosîs, mistshasgosees |
| Croatian | lastavica litičarka |
| Czech | vlaštovka pestrá |
| Danish | Stensvale |
| Dutch | Amerikaanse klipzwaluw, Amerikaanse kilfzwaluw, Amerikaanse Klifzwaluw |
| Esperanto | Klifhirundo |
| Estonian | ameerika kaljupääsuke |
| Finnish | amerikanpääsky |
| French | Hirondelle à front blanc |
| Frisian | Amerikaanske klifswel |
| Galician | Andoriña de testa branca |
| German | Fahlstirnschwalbe |
| Greek | Πετρoχελίδovo, Αμερικανικό Γκρεμοχελίδονο |
| Guarani | Mbyju'i |
| Hebrew | סנונית אמריקנית |
| Hungarian | sziklafecske, Sziklai fecske |
| Icelandic | Klettasvala |
| Irish | Fáinleog Aille, Fáinleog aghaidhbhán |
| Italian | Rondine muraiola, Rondine rupestre americana, Rondine delle rocce |
| Japanese | サンショクツバメ |
| Latvian | baltpieres bezdelīga |
| Lithuanian | baltakaktė klifinė kregždė, Baltakaktė kregždė |
| Macedonian | Цвеногушеста ластовичка |
| Manx | Gollan eaynin |
| Northern Sami | Muvraspálfu |
| Norwegian | mursvale |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Mursvale |
| Polish | jaskólka rdzawoszyja, jaskółka rdzawoszyja |
| Portuguese | Andorinha-de-testa-branca, andorinha-de-dorso-acanelado / andorinha-de-testa-branca, andorinha-d'uropígio-canela, andorinha-do-penhasco, andorinha-de-sobre-acanelado, Andorinha-de-dorso-acanelado |
| Romanian | Rândunică cu frunte albă |
| Russian | Белолобая горная ласточка, Светлолобая ласточка, Белолобая ласточка, Красношейная ласточка, Ласточка белолобая, американская горная ласточка |
| Serbian | Američka lasta litičarka |
| Slovak | lastovička bralová |
| Slovenian | pečinska lastovka |
| Spanish | Golondrina Alfarera, Golondrina de Farallón, Golondrina Gorginegra, Golondrina de alcantarilla, Golondrina de Peñasco, Golondrina grande, Golondrina Rabadilla Parda, Golondrina rabadilla canela, Golondrina rabadilla canel, Golondrina risquera, Golondrina de las Rocas |
| Swedish | stensvala |
| Turkish | ak alınlı kırlangıç, Akalınlı kırlangıç, Ak-alınlı Kırlangıç, Amerika Kırlangıcı |
| Ukrainian | ясківка білолоба |
| Welsh | Gwennol ddibyn America |

























